Kirjahaku

Former Green party leader, Natalie Bennett argues that immigration enriches communities everywhere (especially in the UK post-Brexit) and leads to societies where tolerance, mutual collaboration and prosperity (both intellectual, cultural and economic) results.

Green Thinking seeks to “compost” the views of dead white men (Rene Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Adam Smith, Norman Borlaugh) and of some not white or dead (Francis Fukuyama, Richard Dawkins, Richard Thaler), and to explore the flowering of Green thinking in the 21st century, growing from the nutrients that microbes and their kin are generating from the wreckage. This book understands the foundation of life is cooperation, not competition; that diversity is essential to resilience and health of systems; that humans are just one more species of animal or rather holobiont; that reductionism has to be replaced by relational thinking; that financialising society has destroyed – as it was meant to do – relationships essential to wellbeing; and, perhaps most crucially at all, that we have to draw on the knowledge and wisdom of indigenous societies that have maintained themselves and their environments in healthy balance for thousands or tens of thousands of years. That means acknowledging the time, energy and talents of all life, human and non-human, must contribute to a new way for humans to live in balance with the more-than-human world. This book will appeal to fans of David Graeber, Kate Raworth, Tyson Yunkaporta, Jason Hickel, Anna Tsing, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Ursula Le Guin, Bruno Latour, Wangarii Maathai, Merlin Sheldrake, Vandana Shiva, Lynn Margulis, Kim Stanley Robinson, as well as listeners to the New Books Network, Past Present and Future, and HPS podcasts.

Green Thinking seeks to “compost” the views of dead white men (Rene Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Adam Smith, Norman Borlaugh) and of some not white or dead (Francis Fukuyama, Richard Dawkins, Richard Thaler), and to explore the flowering of Green thinking in the 21st century, growing from the nutrients that microbes and their kin are generating from the wreckage. This book understands the foundation of life is cooperation, not competition; that diversity is essential to resilience and health of systems; that humans are just one more species of animal or rather holobiont; that reductionism has to be replaced by relational thinking; that financialising society has destroyed – as it was meant to do – relationships essential to wellbeing; and, perhaps most crucially at all, that we have to draw on the knowledge and wisdom of indigenous societies that have maintained themselves and their environments in healthy balance for thousands or tens of thousands of years. That means acknowledging the time, energy and talents of all life, human and non-human, must contribute to a new way for humans to live in balance with the more-than-human world. This book will appeal to fans of David Graeber, Kate Raworth, Tyson Yunkaporta, Jason Hickel, Anna Tsing, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Ursula Le Guin, Bruno Latour, Wangarii Maathai, Merlin Sheldrake, Vandana Shiva, Lynn Margulis, Kim Stanley Robinson, as well as listeners to the New Books Network, Past Present and Future, and HPS podcasts.

I was born an ordinary girl with a tiny seed of sickness.As I got older it grew bigger, manifesting into something sinister.Mama told me to lock it away and let it wither.I didn't know how.So I hid it.Solitude became my closest companion.Solo, single, lonely.Until Declan.Until Ethan.They were drawn to my sickness like moths to a flame.With them, I was nurtured into something special.With them, I flourished in depths of decay and darkness.(mm/mmf/ mfm.) Standalone. *Usually would insert warning here*

Reckless. Wild. Legends. Adelaide.Reckless.Debauched.Savage princess.Zane.Wild.Depraved.Venomous prince.One midsummer night that cruel bitch called, fate, decided we needed to meet, setting off a chain of events that would change both of our lives forever.Hating him was innate.Loving him was unexpected.I was the nitro.He was the dynamite.Together we were catastrophic.

'This book is a tonic! Both practical and hopeful, it’s essential reading for anyone who wants a route map to a fairer, greener future' Caroline LucasWe are living in a social, political, economic and environmental emergency. The status quo is profoundly unstable; change is inevitable. Now is the time to get together to build a far healthier and more balanced world.The decades-old political orthodoxy, that greed is good, inequality doesn’t matter and we can keep treating the planet as a mine and a dumping ground, has been a recipe for disaster. Our world needs a new vision, the Green vision. From Universal Basic Income to free education, from less stuff but more life, to genuine democratic opportunities for all, Natalie Bennett brings together a holistic, hopeful and practical vision for the future.The foundations of Change Everything are conversations with many thousands of people. We need to engage millions to bring together the imagination, talents and energy of all to rebuild and repair our societies. Then a positive future is within our reach.'If you want to "be the change you wish to see in this world", read this book' Christine Milne, former leader of the Australian Greens'A brilliant and timely guide. Natalie Bennett is the real deal, practising the politics that she preaches. Change Everything is both a manual and a manifesto for the way to create a better world before it's too late' Jennifer Nadel, Compassion in Politics

Homicidal harlotI am guilty of unimaginable sins, and I feel no remorse for a single one of them.I'm the whore my people are all ashamed of. A monster forged by a world that's cruel and corrupt. Life has tried to break me down time and time again, but I've always overcome anything that fickle bitch has thrown my way. The day I landed at the devil's feet like some kind of weak damsel in distress, everything changed.One taste of his sickly-sweet poison and nothing for me was ever the same again.Living NightmareI've been called lots of things.The Devil.Deranged.A psychopathic savage. It's hard to deny any of those titles when I built an empire around them. In my hellish paradise, we live by a code created for rebel souls. We're sinners and thieves that make no apologies for taking whatever the fuck we want by whatever means. When a ghost from my past falls into my hands, it's my intention to make good use of her. The crazy reflected in her eyes gives me other ideas. I can't deny we're a match made in hell. And that changes everything. Forewarning, our story is more than a little fucked up.

HIS.I'm not broken, I'm just a little damaged.My heart may be bleeding, but I'm stronger now, stronger than I ever knew. And it's all because of him. This is only the beginning, but I already know how it's going to end.I'll be claiming my throne and anyone who fucked me over will be buried beneath my feet. HERS.There's not a warning out there that could prepare anyone for this. *Deviants is book two in the Badlands series and will conclude Romero and Cali's story.*

‘Every so often, a book comes along that articulates exactly what our country needs. This is one. Essential reading’ Zack Polanski A practical and hopeful guide for anyone who wants a route map to a fairer, greener future. Second edition with a new preface. We are living in a social, political, economic and environmental emergency. The status quo is profoundly unstable; change is inevitable. Now is the time to get together to build a far healthier and more balanced world. The decades-old political orthodoxy – that greed is good, inequality doesn’t matter and we can keep treating the planet as a mine and a dumping ground – has been a recipe for disaster. Our world needs a new vision, the Green vision. From Universal Basic Income to fee education, from less stuff but more life, to genuine democratic opportunities for all, Natalie Bennett brings together a holistic, hopeful and practical vision for the future. The foundations of Change Everything are conversations with many thousands of people. We need to engage millions to bring together the imagination, talents and energy of all in order to build and repair our societies. Then a positive future is within our reach.